Aloo Gobi
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Aloo Gobi is a vegetarian Indian curry made of potatoes, cauliflower and Indian spices. Serve with chapatis or even pitta bread if you fancy! |
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Preparation Time : 10 mins
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Cooking Time :
20-30 mins
Serves :
3-4
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Ingredients: |
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Potato Medium - 3 (300g)
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Cauliflower small - 1 ( 300g)
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Onion - 2 medium
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Tomato - 4
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Tomato puree - 1 tsp
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Oil - 4 tblsp + 2 tsp for the end
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Water - as required
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salt - to taste
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Coriander leaves chopped - 1 tsp heaped
Spice powders:
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Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
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Chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp heaped
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Garam Masala - 1 tsp
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Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 and 1/ 2 tsp heaped
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Coriander powder - 1 tsp heaped
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Method: |
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Cut cauliflower into florets, add hot water to it and leave for 5 minutes before draining.
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Chop the onion and tomatoes.
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Heat a pan and add 2 tblsp of oil.
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Add potatoes. Fry them them in the above pan until they change colour. That should take about 4-5 minutes. Remove them from the pan with the slotted spoon and keep aside.
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Add cauliflower florets and saute them and remove them with the slotted spoon and keep aside.
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Add rest of the oil and chopped onion; fry for about 7-8 minutes or until they become translucent.
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Add Ginger-Garlic paste and fry for about a minute.
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Add tomatoes and all the spice powders; fry for about 4-5 minutes or until the oil comes out.
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Add the fried potatoes and cauliflower and fry them in the masala for about about 5 minutes.
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Add about 200ml of water and 2 teaspoon of oil;Once the masala starts to boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook on a low heat until the potatoes are soft. Add more water if needed.
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Garnish with coriander leaves.
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Notes: |
Aloo Gobi goes well with Chapati or any wheat bread. For the variation, Please try <a href="/recipes/Channa-masala">Channa masala</a>, <a href="/recipes/Paneer-butter-masala">Paneer butter masala</a>, <a href="/recipes/bhindi-masala">Bhindi masala<a> or <a href="/recipes/Bartha">Bartha</a>. |